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Army vet turned DC insider now a historic nominee for Veterans Affairs

VA Chief of Staff Tanya Bradsher is in line to be the first woman confirmed to the department's second-highest post.

By Leo Shane III

6 months ago

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases, says senator

Top Pentagon officials and key lawmakers are open to the sexual assault shift, but they say applying it more broadly requires far more study and debate.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

2 years ago

Biden plans to announce defense secretary pick this week

Speculation for the top Pentagon job has focused on three names in recent weeks.

By Leo Shane III

3 years ago

Biden facing growing pressure over secretary of defense pick

President-elect Joe Biden is facing escalating pressure from competing factions within his own party as he finalizes his choice for secretary of defense.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

3 years ago

No SecDef pick from Biden as Flournoy hits resistance from progressives

President-elect Joe Biden announced the core of his national security team on Monday, but he has yet to name his choice for defense secretary.

By Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta

3 years ago

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